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A defence of Mr. John Cotton from the imputation of self contradiction, charged on…A defence of Mr. John Cotton from the imputation of selfe contradiction, charged on…
A defence of Mr. John Cotton from the imputation of self contradiction, charged on him by Mr. Dan. Cawdrey written by himself not long before his death ; whereunto is prefixed, an answer to a late treatise of the said Mr. Cawdrey about the nature of schism, by John Owen ...A defence of Mr. John Cotton from the imputation of selfe contradiction, charged on him by Mr. Dan. Cavvdrey written by himselfe not long before his death ; whereunto is prefixed, an answer to a late treatise of the said Mr. Cavvdrey about the nature of schisme, by John Owen ...
Oxford: printed by H. Hall for T. Robinson, 1658
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The seventh Contradiction is thus gathered.
The seaventh Contradiction is thus gathered.
7. It was a Sacrilegious Breach of Order, That Commissaries and Chancellors wanting the Key of Order (no Ministers) have been invested with Jurisdiction. Yea and more then Ministerial Authority, above those Elders, who labour in word and Doctrine. The Keys pag. 16. | 7. There is a Key of Power given to the Church (with the Elders) as to open a door of entrance to the Ministers calling, so to shut the door of entrance against them in some cases &c. The Keys p. 9. Yea to Censure all their Elders (without Elders) The Way p. 45. as before.
7. It was a Sacrilegious Breach of Order, That Commissaries and Chancellours wanting the Key of Order (no Ministers) have been invested with Jurisdiction. Yea and more then Ministeriall Authority, above those Elders, who labour in word and Doctrine. The Keyes pag. 16. | 7. There is a Key of Power given to the Church (with the Elders) as to open a doore of entrance to the Ministers calling, so to shut the doore of entrance against them in some cases &c. The Keyes p. 9. Yea to Censure all their Elders (without Elders) The Way p. 45. as before.
Ans. The power given to the Commissaries Chancellors &: I justly called a Sacrilegious Breach of Order in more Respects than one.